Child&#39;s toilet seat guard



April 12, 1938. E. E. MRRETT 2,113,705

CHILD'S TOILET SEAT GUARD,

Original Filed July 24, 1936 1N VENTOR BY Farle- MerrcZZ A TTORNE r35.

Patented Apr. 12, 1938 PATENT OFFICE 2.113.705 ,CHILDS 'ron'n'r SEAT GUARD Earle E. Mcrrett, Ludington, Mich.

Original application July 24, 1936, Serial No. 92,329. Divided and this application August 31, 1937, Serial No. 161,815

4 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in childs toilet seats which may be attached to conventional toilet seats.

The present application is a division, of the copending application of Earle E. Merrett, Serial No. 92,329, filed July 24, 1936, and particularly relates to a guard attachment in combination with a child's toilet seat.

Objects of the present invention are to provide a sanitary guard or shield attachment for a childs toilet seat which may be conveniently attached to" and removed from the seat; to provide a sanitary guard or shield which may be attached to the seat by a simple buttoning operation; and to provide a rugged sanitary guard or shield which is economical to manufacture.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent from the following specification, the drawing relating thereto, and from the claims hereinafter set forth.

In the drawing in which like numerals are used to designate like parts in the several views throughout:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary front elvational view of a childs toilet seat having a guard or shield attached thereto embodying features of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view taken substantially along the line 22 of Fig. 1 illustrating the toilet seat applied to a conventional toilet seat, which seat is shown in cross section; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the guard or shield illustrated in-Figs. l and 2.

Referring to the drawing, a portion ofthe base l2 of a child's toilet seat is illustrated which is provided with a substantially central opening (not shown) therethrough, and an opening l6at substantially the center of the front edge and ex- 40 tending from the front edge to the interior central opening. The base I2 of the childs toilet seat is adapted to rest upon a conventional toilet seat I8 as disclosed in the parent application referred to.

A cup-shaped sanitary shield 20 which is pref-.

undersurface of the base l2 on opposite sides of the openings [6 with the heads spaced from the underside of the base. The heads are spaced a distance from the under surface of the base substantially equal to the thickness of the horizontally extending portions 22 of the shield.

The shield is mounted to the seat by a simple buttoning operation by passing the horizontal portions 22 over the heads 28 of the screws through the openings 24. Theupper surfaces of 10 the horizontally extending portions 22 engage the under surface of the seat when the shield is in its assembled position, and thus assists in steadying and securing the shield in place.

By making the shield of soft pliable rubber material, danger of injury to the child is lessened; and the shield may be conveniently attached to and removed from the seat by the simple buttoning operation referred to.

Formal changes may be made in the specific embodiment of the invention described without 20 departing from the spirit and substance of the invention, the scope of which is commensurate with the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. The combination of a toilet seat having an opening extending inwardly from its forward face, headed members secured to the under side of said seat with their heads spaced from the under surface of said seat, and a pliable rubber cup-shaped shield located in said opening with the concave portion thereof directed inwardly, said shield having horizontally extending portions on opposite sides of said shield' with openings extending therethrough, said shield being attached to said seat by buttoning said horizontally extended portions to said headed members.

2. The combination of a toilet seat having an opening extending inwardly from its forward face, members secured to the underside of said seat projecting downwardly therebelow, the projecting portions of said members having enlarged ends in spaced relation to the bottom of said seat, and a pliable rubber cup-shaped shield located in said opening with the concave portion thereof directed inwardly, laterally extending means positioned on opposite sides of said shield providing resilient engagement means, the construction and arrangement of said laterally extending means being such as to resiliently and removably engage the projecting portions of said members.

3. The combination of a toilet seat having an opening extending inwardly from its forward face, members secured to the under side of said seat projecting downwardly therebelo'w, the projecting portions of said members having enlarged ends in spaced relation to the bottom of said seat, and a pliable rubber cup-shaped shield located in said opening with the concave portion thereof directed inwardly, said shield having laterally extending portions positioned on opposite sides of said shield providing resilient engagement means, the construction and arrangement of said laterally extending portions being such as to resiliently and removably engage the projecting portions of said members with the upper surfaces of said laterally extending portions bearing against the under surface of said seat.

4. The combination of a toilet seat having an opening extending inwardly from its forward l face, members secured to the under side of said seat projecting downwardly therebelow, the projecting portions of said members having enlarged ends in spaced relation to the bottom of said seat, and a pliable rubber cup-shaped shield located in said opening with the concave portion EARLE E. MERRETI'. 15 

